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No reason for Budget not to be approved - PM
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this evening that there was no reason why the Budget should not be approved by the House of Representatives. This Budget, he told a press conference, brought to a...
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Irish abortion laws to be reformed
Ireland looks set to bring in laws reforming the country's limited ban on abortion in the new year. Health Minister James Reilly revealed that the government will make its decision on whether to...
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Price rises for cigarettes, fuel and cement
Updated - Duty on cigarettes will rise by 6% meaning an increase in cigarette prices of between 20 and 30c per packet. Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said during the Budget speech that prices for...
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Lower Gozo ferry fares in winter
People who travel to Gozo and spend at least one night there during the winter will benefit from a reduce ferry fare equivalent to that paid by people resident in Gozo, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech...
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Children's allowance rises
The minimum rate of children's allowance will rise from €350 to €450 per child, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech announced in the Budget today. The allowance will be of €527 for families on the minimum...
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Changes in vehicle registration tax, car scrappage scheme
Registration tax on Euro 5 vehicles is to be reduced by up to 30 per cent but there will be a rise of 10 per cent on the registration of Euro 4 vehicles, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech announced in the...
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Income tax cuts: top rate to drop to 25%
A revision of the top rate of income tax was announced by Finance Minister Tonio Fenech this evening. The minister said the top rate of income tax will, as from next year, go down from 35 per cent to...
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In a Tweet (so apt) just after the Budget speech, Joseph Muscat said that if the PM wasn't phased about awarding himself €500 a week, he wasn't going to be phased about bringing down energy tariffs....
View ArticleUpdated: No tax on the minimum wage - ministry
No income tax in charged to minimum wage earners, the Finance Ministry said this evening in reaction to a comment by Opposition leader Joseph Muscat. It explained that following today's pay raise, the...
View ArticleForum welcomes budget
Forum is pleased that the budget presented yesterday included several of its proposals but complained about the increase in fuel tax. In a statement this morning it said praised the adjustment in tax...
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Mechanical digger topples over in St Julian's
No one is believed to have been injured when a mechanical digger toppled over in front of La Plage in St George's Bay this morning.
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Villa Frieres development approved after substantial downsizing
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority this morning approved the development of residential units Spinola, St Julians and the restoration and conversion of the historic Villa Frieres into a...
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Updated:Government insists minimum wage earners not taxed
(Adds government reply) The Labour Party said this morning that it would announce its proposals to reverse a situation when minimum wage earners on single computation were charged income tax. MP Owen...
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Updated: Alleged blackmailer gave Rita Schembri 24 hours 'to redeem herself'
The permanent secretary at the Internal Audit and Investigation Department was given 24 hours ‘to redeem herself’ by the man who is being charged with blackmailing her, a court heard today. Joseph...
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Suspended jail term for man who defiled two girls
A 64-year-old man has been sentenced to a two-year jail term suspended for four years after he was found guilty of defiling two girls, aged 11 and 12, in April, 2007. The girls saw Emanuele Bonnici,...
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Beckham says he has plenty of options
David Beckham says he has received a number of offers after he revealed he plans to leave Major League Soccer club the Los Angeles Galaxy, although a move back to England looks unlikely. The former...
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"Death flights" trial opens in Argentina
Pilots accused of drugging political prisoners and throwing them from military aircraft during Argentina's Dirty War era face trial in Buenos Aires. Nobody knew what happened to the so-called...
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Updated: Producers taking 'Stitching' ban decision to European Court of Human...
The producers of the play Stitching are taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights after they lost their appeal from a court judgment which had upheld a decision by the Stage and Film...
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What do you think about the Budget?
What does the man on the street think about the budget? Timesofmalta.com asked around and found out that while majority said they had not followed the proceedings, those who did were mostly in favour....
View ArticleCrimsonwing edges closer to its 25-month high
Crimsonwing plc shares recovered from some of the marginal declines in recent days to move close to regaining its 25-month high of 42c5. A total of 30,000 shares were exchanged at the 42c level...
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